Started a trip to Rome
created 30 August 2008 in stream.
New twitter: Right, outta here. Laptopless in rome for a week. See y'all Saturday.
created 30 August 2008 in stream tagged gps track and train line.
New twitter: Watching the gps track along the train line with me is vaguely creepy.
Pantheon, inside
created 31 August 2008 in photos tagged concrete, italy, pantheon and rome and is geotagged
The roof looks disconcertingly new. And like a single piece of poured concrete. Turns out, it is a single piece of poured concrete. The Romans invented concrete in (from memory) 21 BC. The roof here (built in 125 AD) was the largest concrete construction in the world until the 20th century, and is still the largest unsupported concrete dome in the world. Romans scare me.
Via de Condotti
Us, on the Spanish Steps
A large Q.
Vittoria
created 31 August 2008 in photos tagged italy and rome and is geotagged
This building was impressive, in that it was (a) Large, and (b) Still there (there are lots of truly massive and no-longer-there buildings in Rome). But there was also very little shade around it. And it was Hot. So we spent most of the time leaping ninja-like from shadow to shadow.
The Human Race
Statues in the stairwell
created 31 August 2008 in photos tagged italy, rome and statue and is geotagged
This was in the hotel. Slightly overdone, but on the other hand there was no lift and we were on the 4th (european numbering) floor. So it was nice to have something to look at when you had to stop and wheeze for a bit on the way up.
Peace
created 03 September 2008 in stream tagged byline, iphone and mute switch.
New twitter: Paying absurd roaming rates to check the state of the world. Byline, I love you. Hi, y'all! Also, the mute switch on new iPhone.. doesn't.
